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Ask a Unicorn

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by The Unicorn Union

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Podcast Overview

Like a unicorn , advertising creatives who are also mothers are mythical creatures that rarely grace advertising agencies. However, there are more of these real-life legends than they or you know. In this show, I, Ciara O'Meara interview the ones that do exist and find out what their magical powers are. If you too are a creative and mother then join The Unicorn Union (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200) a group set up to help them thrive and connect.

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Episode thumbnail for Ep 9: Lisa Harrison a.k.a. Lemongrass Pura Vida

July 12, 2026

Ep 9: Lisa Harrison a.k.a. Lemongrass Pura Vida

<p>Interview with freelance copywriter, Lisa Harrison.</p><p>We discuss her creative journey from starting out in marketing, having an instant love for internal comms and how that progressed to her focusing on only copy. She then set up her own business in order to make sure she could make the job work for her and her young family better and it has gone from strength to strength even with another maternity leave in the mix. She now vows to rid the world of corporate jargon and works hard with her B2C and B2B clients to give them all a distinct tone of voice.</p><p>Currently she is also in the midst of writing a children&#39;s book series and one is about to be published. So keep your eyes peeled for her name in actual print soon.</p><p><br></p><p>To see some of Lisa&#39;s work go to: <a href="https://www.ljhcopywriting.co.uk/portfolio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ljhcopywriting.co.uk/portfolio</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;re an advertising/marketing creative and mother please do join The Unicorn Union - a group specifically set up to help them connect and thrive.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200/⁠</a></p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep 8: Kate O'Connor a.k.a. Garlic glow of the Welsh surf

June 28, 2026

Ep 8: Kate O'Connor a.k.a. Garlic glow of the Welsh surf

<p>Interview with Strategic Creative Director, Kate O&#39;Connor.</p><p>We discuss her creative journey from starting out as a management consultant to then going back to uni in Falmouth to study creative advertising. She ended up finding her niche in experiential spending a long part of her career at Momentum. Keeping the love of strategy from even her management consultant days as now melded into her perfect role as a Strategic Creative Director at Identity. </p><p>Kate prides herself on challenging all misconceptions about mothers, finding your third space and making sure you realise work is not the only place to get creative fulfilment from. She practices what she preaches as she also writes comedy and performs stand up every week as her side hustle.</p><p><br></p><p>To see all of Kate&#39;s work go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.kateoc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.kateoc.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>To view her comedy on Tiktok go to: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kateo_c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.tiktok.com/@kateo_c</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;re an advertising/marketing creative and mother please do join The Unicorn Union - a group specifically set up to help them connect and thrive.</p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200/⁠ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200/⁠ </a></p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep 7: Tash Rosehill Leach a.k.a. Tash-imi Slumber-Roll

June 14, 2026

Ep 7: Tash Rosehill Leach a.k.a. Tash-imi Slumber-Roll

<p><strong>WARNING: Contains conversation about PND and mental illness.</strong></p><p>Interview with Creative Director, Tash Rosehill.</p><p>We discuss her creative journey from being kicked out of art class, managing Mummy bloggers, starting as a social strategist and all the way to making it to Global Creative Director. Tash prides herself on overcoming mental illness and shares her story with us which also lead to her being diagnosed ADHD. She has turned this into her superpower by becoming a neurodivergent leader beacon. We also discuss some of her fantastic work for BMW and her love for AI and what she thinks it will do to our jobs. She also speaks about her two gorgeous girls and the realities of being a Jewish mama.</p><p>To see all of Tash&#39;s work go to: <a href="⁠⁠⁠https://tashrosehill.myportfolio.com/projects" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠https://tashrosehill.myportfolio.com/projects</a></p><p>If you&#39;re an advertising/marketing creative and mother please do join The Unicorn Union - a group specifically set up to help them connect and thrive.</p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200/⁠ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200/⁠ </a></p>

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What is Ask a Unicorn?

Like a unicorn , advertising creatives who are also mothers are mythical creatures that rarely grace advertising agencies. However, there are more of these real-life legends than they or you know. In this show, I, Ciara O'Meara interview the ones that do exist and find out what their magical powers are.

If you too are a creative and mother then join The Unicorn Union (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9305200) a group set up to help them thrive and connect.

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